Completed

NCT Number: NCT06712368

Effect of Virtual Reality on Pain, Arterial Blood Gases and Functional Capacity in Children After Open Heart Surgery

This study will be conducted to investigate:

* The effect of virtual reality on pain in children after open heart surgery, * The effect of virtual reality on arterial blood gases in children after open heart surgery, * The effect of virtual reality on functional capacity in children after open heart surgery.

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Key information

Conditions

Children After Open Heart Surgery

Age range

6 year–12 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National heart institute

Cairo, Egypt

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Both genders will be included.
Their age range from 6 to 12 years.
Children after open heart surgery ( phase I cardiac rehabilitation).

Exclusion criteria

The children have one or more of the following will be excluded:

Any child Suffering from any other chronic congenital diseases.
Severe visual or auditory problems.
Neurological problems.
Vertigo problems.
Post surgical hemorrhage.
Post surgical arrhythmia.

Treatment and study plan

Virtual Reality Glasses

Device

Designed cardiac physical therapy program applied through virtual reality glasses for study group

Other names: Experimental: study group

Designed cardiac physical therapy program

Other

Designed cardiac physical therapy program without virtual reality glasses

Primary outcomes

pain level

Time frame: 1 hour /session 1 time / day for 5 consecutive days

Pain level assessment by Wong-Baker faces scale:
arterial blood gases

Time frame: 1 hour /session 1 time / day for 5 consecutive days

Arterial Blood Gases Analysis to detect blood gases
functional capacity

Time frame: 1 hour /session 1 time / day for 5 consecutive days

The Six-Minute Walk Test (6MWT) for assessment functional capacity

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Cairo University

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2024
Primary completion: 2025
Study completion: 2025
First posted: Dec 2, 2024
Registry last updated: May 22, 2026

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